India, Sept. 29 -- Nerve-shattering final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Cricket Talk By V.N. Prasad

At the outset, heartiest congratulations to our boys on lifting the coveted Asia Cup trophy, their 9th victory since inception. Bharat is also proud that our boys went unbeaten in the seven matches in the tournament - an exceptional achievement.

The country wore the proud 'TILAK' on every forehead of the 1.40 billion; purely on account of the belligerent 'TILAK Varma' who scripted/ engineered a magnificent 63 off 53 deliveries with 3 fours and 4 sixes at a cautious strike rate of 130.

It was a 'Lion Hearted Batsmanship' witnessed by a boisterous overflowing stadium under the 'Ring of Fire' at the beautiful Dubai International C...